Updated on 8/21/2016
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2015 | 2016
Rice Owls (Conference USA West)
2015 Schedule & Results
| Record: 5-7 | Second-order wins (diff.): 4.9 (-0.1) | S&P+ Rk: 119 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 5-Sep | Wagner | N/A | 56-16 | W | 100% | 25.1 | 33% | 42% | 24% |
| 12-Sep | at Texas | 72 | 28-42 | L | 1% | -19.1 | 18% | 20% | 16% |
| 19-Sep | at North Texas | 128 | 38-24 | W | 93% | 11.7 | 58% | 47% | 11% |
| 26-Sep | at Baylor | 14 | 17-70 | L | 0% | -52.7 | 12% | 12% | 5% |
| 3-Oct | Western Kentucky | 11 | 10-49 | L | 0% | -34.8 | 31% | 37% | 14% |
| 10-Oct | at Florida Atlantic | 93 | 27-26 | W | 54% | 0.7 | 23% | 65% | 20% |
| 24-Oct | Army | 123 | 38-31 | W | 77% | 5.8 | 17% | 66% | 33% |
| 30-Oct | Louisiana Tech | 54 | 17-42 | L | 0% | -30.0 | 17% | 30% | 21% |
| 6-Nov | at UTEP | 126 | 21-24 | L | 59% | 1.9 | 17% | 44% | 21% |
| 14-Nov | Southern Miss | 58 | 10-65 | L | 0% | -53.9 | 16% | 4% | 10% |
| 21-Nov | at UTSA | 113 | 24-34 | L | 10% | -10.4 | 7% | 39% | 6% |
| 28-Nov | Charlotte | 124 | 27-7 | W | 96% | 14.3 | 35% | 44% | 56% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 23.5 | 101 | 41.4 | 125 |
| Points Per Game | 26.1 | 87 | 35.8 | 108 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.17 | 110 | 1.45 | 122 | 1.27 |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 43.5% | 44 | 45.0% | 101 | 40.3% |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 29.4 | 77 | 29.3 | 57 | 29.9 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.17 | 103 | 5.51 | 121 | 4.67 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | -6.28 | 113 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -2.38 |
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| ACTUAL | -12 | 117 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 97.5 | 86 | 86.1 | 114 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 46.2% | 29 | 47.1% | 110 | 42.3% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.91 | 122 | 1.06 | 61 | 1.08 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 102.9 | 58 | 83.4 | 125 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 39.6% | 58 | 42.6% | 109 | 38.9% |
| Power Success Rate | 76.9% | 8 | 65.7% | 63 | 66.3% |
| Stuff Rate | 17.0% | 26 | 19.4% | 74 | 19.6% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Darik Dillard | RB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 135 | 698 | 5 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 44.4% | 2 (2) |
| Samuel Stewart | RB | 5'9, 200 | FR | 95 | 388 | 4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 30.5% | 3 (2) |
| Austin Walter | RB | 5'8, 190 | FR | 75 | 437 | 1 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 45.3% | 2 (0) |
| Driphus Jackson | QB | 6'0, 205 | SR | 75 | 361 | 3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 45.3% | 12 (7) |
| Jowan Davis | RB | 5'7, 195 | JR | 71 | 297 | 1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 33.8% | 1 (1) |
| Luke Turner | RB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 32 | 99 | 6 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 31.3% | 0 (0) |
| Tyler Stehling | QB | 6'6, 215 | JR | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 40.0% | 2 (1) |
| Nate German | QB | 6'2, 200 | SO | 4 | 78 | 1 | 19.5 | 29.8 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 92.5 | 90 | 76.4 | 125 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 40.2% | 68 | 42.6% | 85 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.53 | 49 | 1.95 | 127 | 1.49 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 65.2 | 118 | 90.8 | 81 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| Driphus Jackson | 6'0, 205 | SR | 185 | 316 | 2348 | 18 | 7 | 58.5% | 34 | 9.7% | 6.1 |
| Tyler Stehling | 6'6, 215 | JR | 24 | 48 | 320 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 7.7% | 5.5 |
| Nate German | 6'2, 200 | SO | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.5 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Zach Wright | WR | 6'1, 205 | JR | 71 | 39 | 554 | 5 | 14.2 | 7.8 | 54.9% | 40.8% | 19.8% |
| Dennis Parks | WR | 6'2, 200 | SR | 57 | 33 | 498 | 3 | 15.1 | 8.7 | 57.9% | 50.9% | 15.9% |
| Temi Alaka | WR | 6'2, 200 | SO | 44 | 27 | 303 | 1 | 11.2 | 6.9 | 61.4% | 43.2% | 12.3% |
| Nate German | QB | 6'2, 200 | SO | 31 | 18 | 379 | 3 | 21.1 | 12.2 | 58.1% | 54.8% | 8.7% |
| James Mayden | WR | 6'3, 190 | SO | 28 | 15 | 123 | 1 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 53.6% | 35.7% | 7.8% |
| Parker Smith | WR | 6'2, 200 | FR | 23 | 16 | 135 | 0 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 69.6% | 60.9% | 6.4% |
| Connor Cella | TE | 6'3, 260 | JR | 21 | 13 | 209 | 1 | 16.1 | 10.0 | 61.9% | 52.4% | 5.9% |
| Cole Hunt | TE | 6'7, 250 | SO | 17 | 9 | 71 | 1 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 52.9% | 29.4% | 4.7% |
| Luke Turner | RB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 15 | 8 | 122 | 2 | 15.3 | 8.1 | 53.3% | 46.7% | 4.2% |
| Darik Dillard | RB | 5'10, 205 | JR | 11 | 7 | 107 | 1 | 15.3 | 9.7 | 63.6% | 63.6% | 3.1% |
| Samuel Stewart | RB | 5'9, 200 | FR | 11 | 8 | 93 | 2 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 72.7% | 45.5% | 3.1% |
| Lance Wright | WR | 6'3, 205 | FR | 9 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 2.5% |
| Austin Walter | RB | 5'8, 190 | FR | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 62.5% | 12.5% | 2.2% |
| Jowan Davis | RB | 5'7, 195 | JR | 7 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 2.0% |
| Cameron Decell | WR | 6'4, 200 | JR | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 75.0% | 25.0% | 1.1% |
| Tyler Stehling | QB | 6'6, 215 | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 93.4 | 98 | 83.6 | 123 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 47.5% | 55 | 50.7% | 108 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.00 | 110 | 1.24 | 113 | 1.11 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.12 | 28 | 3.29 | 117 | 2.90 |
| SD Sack Rate | 5.6% | 78 | 4.9% | 70 | 5.0% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 98.6 | 75 | 75.9 | 128 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 35.1% | 30 | 33.1% | 97 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.64 | 95 | 2.09 | 122 | 1.77 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.68 | 26 | 3.42 | 86 | 3.20 |
| PD Sack Rate | 12.3% | 123 | 6.7% | 79 | 7.5% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 93.8 | 98 | 79.2 | 127 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 93.1 | 94 | 69.2 | 128 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 77.6 | 123 | 88.6 | 107 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 104.9 | 57 | 95.2 | 84 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 89.5 | 108 | 86.2 | 115 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 88.0 | 101 | 76.5 | 125 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 105.1 | 63 | 80.5 | 125 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 68.3% | 20 | 60.4% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 28.0% | 91 | 34.0% |
| Adj. Pace | +4.1 | 25 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 80.4% | 23 | 74.9% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 61.0% | 57 | 60.3% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 40.0% | 14 | 33.9% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 13.5% | 106 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 5.8% | 45 | 5.1% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 2.9% | 107 | 4.5% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 4.7% | 112 | 6.3% |
| PD to INC | 25.8% | 120 | 32.8% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | % of Team | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | FR |
| Alex Lyons | LB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 58.0 | 9.7% | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tabari McGaskey | LB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 41.0 | 6.9% | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Thompson | S | 6'0, 185 | FR | 38.5 | 6.5% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Destri White | S | 6'0, 205 | SO | 37.5 | 6.3% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Brown | DE | 6'3, 225 | JR | 36.5 | 6.1% | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.T. Ibe | S | 6'0, 190 | FR | 32.5 | 5.5% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Womac | DE | 6'2, 235 | SO | 29.0 | 4.9% | 11.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| J.T. Blasingame | CB | 5'9, 175 | JR | 26.5 | 4.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pollard | CB | 5'8, 180 | SR | 25.5 | 4.3% | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| V.J. Banks | CB | 6'1, 185 | SO | 24.0 | 4.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Espinosa | S | 6'2, 220 | SR | 21.5 | 3.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Ellerbee | LB | 6'1, 225 | SO | 20.5 | 3.4% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Gordon | DT | 6'1, 280 | FR | 19.0 | 3.2% | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Winship | DT | 6'4, 295 | SR | 17.0 | 2.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Elder | LB | 6'0, 225 | SR | 15.5 | 2.6% | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Fuhrman | S | 5'9, 180 | SR | 14.5 | 2.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bickham | CB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 11.5 | 1.9% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Blain Padgett | DE | 6'5, 250 | FR | 11.0 | 1.8% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Wright | DE | 6'3, 240 | FR | 10.5 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Douglas | CB | 5'9, 175 | FR | 10.5 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorian Clark | CB | 5'10, 185 | FR | 9.0 | 1.5% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Thompson | DT | 6'3, 275 | FR | 8.5 | 1.4% | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Abercrumbia | DT | 6'2, 280 | FR | 8.5 | 1.4% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cole Thomas | S | 6'1, 200 | SO | 8.5 | 1.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Uretsky | LB | 6'0, 225 | SO | 7.5 | 1.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Note: It appears "Fumble Returns" are getting pulled instead of "Fumble Recoveries." My apologies. Will try to get that corrected. | |||||||||||
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | -0.9 | 103 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | -0.53 | 121 |
| Punt Success Rate | 60.3% | 38 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 69.5% | 71 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 46.7% | 73 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 53.7% | 25 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Hayden Tobola | 6'1, 180 | FR | 28-28 | 8-13 | 61.5% |
| Jack Fox | 6'1, 200 | FR | 12-12 | 1-2 | 50.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| James Farrimond | 6'0, 220 | SR | 59 | 43.1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 55.9% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Jack Fox | 6'1, 200 | FR | 51 | 63.7 | 25 | 49.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Decell | 6'4, 200 | JR | 6 | 65.0 | 2 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrimond | 6'0, 220 | SR | 1 | 38.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Samuel Stewart | 5'9, 200 | FR | 9 | 7.4 | 0 | 10 | 1 (1) |
| V.J. Banks | 6'1, 185 | SO | 4 | 7.8 | 0 | 4 | 0 (0) |
| Chandler Watkins | 6'0, 215 | SR | 1 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Austin Walter | 5'8, 190 | FR | 30 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Luke Turner | 6'1, 225 | SR | 5 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Samuel Stewart | 5'9, 200 | FR | 5 | 27.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Stats via SportSource Analytics